Coral Reef Restaurant Discontinues Lunch Service at EPCOT

The Coral Reef Restaurant at EPCOT is no longer offering lunch service, now only opening its doors for dinner.

What's Happening:

• Earlier this week, the Coral Reef Restaurant quietly ended its lunch service, which has been a consistent mainstay of the restaurant since it first opened back in 1986.
• Per the Walt Disney World website, hours for the restaurant are now shown as 4:00-9:00 p.m. daily – meaning, it is now only open for 5 hours at dinnertime.
• Reservations for Coral Reef are currently available to book through early March – with all dates showing only dinner hours.
• Disney has not officially recognized the change, outside of updating the restaurant's hours.

• Perhaps the restaurant's somewhat out-of-the-way location and a plethora of other dining options at EPCOT have led to the decision to keep Coral Reef closed for lunch.
• Coral Reef Restaurant are available through early March, which is how far in advance the operating calendar is currently posted on the Walt Disney World website.
• Last year, a bold new, circular sign for the restaurant was installed, continuing the aesthetic seen in the entrance mural to The Seas with Nemo & Friends.

More Walt Disney World News:

• With the temporary closure of Pete's Silly Sideshow at the Magic Kingdom, the characters that usually meet inside can now be found outside in Storybook Circus.
• The team at EPCOT's The Seas with Nemo & Friends will be celebrating the pavilion's 40th anniversary all month long.
• The TRON: Ares overlay of TRON Lightcycle / Run will be departing the Magic Kingdom in less than two weeks.
• Decadent delights await at this year's EPCOT International Festival of the Arts – check out the full Foodie Guide!